On Thursday, February 18, 2010, Lester Kurtz, Professor of Sociology at George Mason University, presented a webinar lecture on a paper co-authored with Lee Smithey (Sociology and Peace and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College). You can view the presentation, “When Repression Backfires,” via You Tube by following these links:
Monthly Archives: March 2010
RESCHEDULED Dorothy Marder: An exhibit of photographs and memorabilia
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR: Friday, April 2, 2010, 5 to 7 pm, and Saturday and Sunday April 3-4, 4 to 6pm
Dorothy Marder was a peace activist, feminist, and gay rights advocate. Her freelance photography offers a glimpse into activism during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
At the Kitao Gallery
Friday, April 2, 2010, 5 to 7 pm, and Saturday and Sunday April 3-4, 4 to 6pm
The Kitao Gallery is a student gallery located on the Swarthmore College campus between Sharples dining hall and Olde Club.
(see campus map) (pdf map) (Google map) (directions)
Hosted by Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Peace and Conflict Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Kitao Gallery
contact: Elizabeth Matlock
Swarthmore College 500 College Avenue Swarthmore, PA 19081
Humanitarian Law and the Tribunal System at Guantanamo
Upcoming events of interest at Haverford College:
From the Laws of War to Humanitarian Law
March 31 at 4:30PM in KINSC Hilles 109
Siba Grovogui, Professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University and author of Beyond Eurocentrism and Anarchy: Memories International Order and Institutions (Palgrave 2006), and Mark Antaki, Assistant Professor of Law at McGill University School of Law, will discuss human rights and humanitarian law as viewed from the African and the European perspectives.
This event is sponsored by the Distinguished Visitors Program and the CPGC.
Talk by Adam Thurschwell on the Tribunal System at Guantanamo
March 3 at 4:30pm in Chase Auditorium
Adam Thurschwell, Professor of Law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and author of Capital Punishment and Political Sovereignty (Routledge 2008), currently working as defense lawyer for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Thurschwell will give a public talk about the workings of the tribunal system at Guantanamo. He will also visit my Levinas/ethics seminar.
This event is sponsored by the Distinguished Visitors Program.
Brian Rose lecture, March 17
“Talking to the Troops about the Archaeology of Iraq and Afghanistan” will be presented by C. Brian Rose, James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, March 17 at 4:15 in Science Center 199. Shortly after the looting of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, the Archaeological Institute of America launched a new program wherein lectures on the cultural heritage of Iraq and Afghanistan are provided at US military bases to soldiers who are about to be deployed to those countries. Professor Rose will provide an overview of the history of the program during the last four years, highlighting the archaeological and diplomatic issues that arose in the course of the planning. A reception will follow.
Dialogue key to Israeli-Palestinian cooperation
Dialogue key to Israeli-Palestinian cooperation
Published February 4, 2010
The deeper I sank into the morass of literature on the Israeli-Arab conflict, the more I realized it is impossible to truly know anything about it.
After a while, I developed the only kind of “balanced opinion” one can have on such a contentious subject: an amalgamation of polarizing tidbits. It became an assortment of equally-weighted opposing blurbs, dictated by two different national narratives. My conversations became quite ambivalent, often starting with “Well, it’s clear that…” soon to be followed by “But, on the other hand…”
The truth is, there are enough facts, figures and well thought-out arguments on all sides that you can believe whatever you want to believe. There is no “getting to the bottom of it.” Anyone who tries to convince you otherwise is selling something. Sage advice for the real world, Swatties: Beware the zealots who pass out leaflets on the sidewalk. There will be many. … [read the full article in The Phoenix]
Jessa is a senior. She can be reached at jdeutsc1@swarthmore.edu.
Peace in the Middle East: A Just Peace or Just Any Peace?
An upcoming event of interest:
Diplomat in Residence Program at Lasalle University
presents
Peace in the Middle East: A Just Peace or Just Any Peace?
Featuring Hanan Ashrawi, Ph.D.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
12:30–2 p.m., Dan Rodden Theatre
Hanan Ashrawi, Ph.D., will discuss her distinguished work for Palestinian national rights. Ashrawi is the Diana Tamari Sabbagh Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. Ashrawi was official spokeswoman for the Palestinian delegation to the Middle East peace process during the 1991 Madrid peace conference. She was appointed the Palestinian Authority Minister of Higher Education and Research in 1996, and she was elected in 2006 to the Palestinian Legislative Council and in 2009 to the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). She founded and serves on the executive committees of the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy and the National Coalition for Accountability and Integrity. Ashrawi is the recipient of the 2005 Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation, the 2003 Sydney Peace Prize, and the 2002 Olof Palme Prize. Her book, This Side of Peace (Simon & Schuster, 1995), earned worldwide recognition.
The lecture is supported by the Theodore E. Morrow Memorial Fund, the Fulbright Association of Philadelphia/Delaware Valley, and the Office of the Provost. Theodore Eggleston Morrow (1928–2004) was a linguist, translator, and biblical scholar. The Theodore E. Morrow Memorial Fund is dedicated to promoting intercultural and interreligious dialogue and advancing belief in the inherent dignity and common purpose of all human life.
Event is free and open to the public.
For details, please contact Cornelia Tsakiridou
at 215.951.1558, 215.951.1015, or tsakirid@lasalle.edu.